654 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ষষ্ঠ খণ্ড the 70,000 well-trained professional army. The longer we wait, the firmer will be the grip of the West Pakistani vampires on us and harder will it be to throw then off. ACTIVITIES IN AND AROUND AMERICA Ali-Choudhury in Canada International news of the civil war, massacres, fights of refugees and cholera epidemics are misrepresentations, being circulated by powerful financial groups", said Mr. Hamidul Huq Choudhury and Mr. Mahmud Ali in a press conference while about 15 men and women paraded in protest with placards outside the National Press building. The protestors welled chants like "Long Live Bangladesh", "Down With Traitors", "Ali Choudhury Go Back Home". Mr. Choudhury, who did most of the talking at the sparsely attended press briefing, challenged the commonly cited figures about 6,500,000 for the number of refugees who have fled to India. He denied there was a genocidal policy being conducted by the soldiers of Yahya Khan. For the most part, Mr. Choudhury met direct questions with long polemics that ranged far from the point of the question. He was challenged several times by frustrated reporters to stick to the point. To one reporter who was in Dacca on March 7 and 8 and who described it as quiet on those days, Mr. Choudhury said, "This is your version. You will have to read, the papers". Mr. Ali, a tough looking man who sat quietly most of the time, at one point leaned forward over the desk and speaking loudly and aggressively said, "If the country's integrity was at stake, it is the duty of (the army to uphold it... whenever necessary the army and the police will be used". (reported by Clair Balfour of the Globe and Mail. Toronto, July 22, 1971.) From Toronto Mr. Sarwar Alam Khan, President of Bangladesh Association of Canada, reports: The so-called 'Pakistan Solidarity Committee' in Toronto organized a meeting to be addressed by traitor Mahmud Ali in the Ontario College of Education auditorium on July 18, 1971. To protest this propaganda tactics of Yahya Khan, the Bangladesh Association of Canada (Toronto) arranged a peaceful demonstration in front of the auditorium. As only 'Pakistanis' were invited, we decided to boycott the meeting totally. The unruly West Pakistanis jumped on the lawful demonstration and attacked us with physical violence without any provocation from our side. When imposed upon us we had to retaliate, and they were forced to retreat. At this point, the police arrived and pushed them inside the auditorium. The meeting was reported to be a complete failure. Demonstration before U. N. About fifty Bengalis and American sympathizers staged a demonstration on July 24 before the United Nations. They were carrying signs showing "Free Mujib Immediately"
